excitatoryadj.
/ɛkˈsʌɪtətəri/ Tending to or productive of excitation; characterized or produced by excitation.
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the world > matter > physics > electromagnetic radiation > electricity > electric charge, electricity > [adjective] > producing charge
excitative1714
excitatory1803
excitory1818
charging1886
the world > matter > physics > electromagnetic radiation > electricity > discharge of electricity > [adjective] > producing electrical activity
excitative1714
excitatory1803
excitory1818
the world > life > biology > biological processes > stimulation > [adjective]
inflammatory1733
stimulant1785
irritative1796
stimulating1840
excitatory1874
pressor1890
reafferent1956
stimulatory1968
1803 Med. & Physical Jrnl. 9 147 Communication was produced between the two armatures by a silver wire or excitatory arc.
1874 M. C. Cooke Fungi (1875) 58 Excitatory organs for the dehiscence of the asci.
1882 Nature No. 637. 258 Changes in the electrical relations of the two surfaces [of a leaf] (called the excitatory variation).
1882 Nature XXVI. 353 The excitatory motions both of plants and of animals.
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